Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 6.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden is 6.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden peaked at 49.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 85th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.3% | — |
| 1965 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 49.5% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -57.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.9% | 46.3% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.5% | 43.5% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 41.6% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 28.8% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 11.9% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sweden was 6.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Sweden ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary